HOTEL
CALIFORNIA
si
FA #7
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
LA
MI7
warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
SOL
RE
up a head in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
mi
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
FA#7
I had to stop for the night
si
FA #7
There stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
LA
And I was thinking to myself,
MI7
" this could be heaven or this could be hell"
SOL
RE
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
mi
There were voices down the corridor
FA#7
I thought I heard them say.
SOL
RE
" WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA
FA#7
si
SUCH A LOVELY PLACE, SUCH A LOVELY FACE,
SOL
RE
PLENTY OF ROOM AT THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA,
mi
FA#7
ANY TIME OF YEAR YOU CAN FIND IT HERE"
si
FA #7
Hermana Stephanie twisted, she got a Mercedes Benz
LA
MI7
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys, she calls friends
SOL
RE
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweet
mi
FA#7
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget.
si
FA #7
So I called up the captain, " Please bring me my wine"
LA
MI7
He said, " we haven't had that sprit here since, nineteen sixty-nine
SOL
RE
And still those voices are calling from far away
mi
wake you up in the middle of the night
FA#7
just to hear them say
SOL
RE
" WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA
FA#7
si
SUCH A LOVELY PLACE, SUCH A LOVELY FACE,
SOL
RE
THEY'RE LIVING IT UP AT THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA
mi
FA#7
ANY TIME OF YEAR YOU CAN FIND IT HERE"
si
FA#7
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice,
and she said,
LA
MI7
"were all just prisioners here, of our own device"
SOL
RE
And in the master's chambers, they've gathered for the feast
mi
FA#7
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
si
FA#7
Last thing I remember I was running for the door
LA
MI7
I had to find my passage back to the place I was before
SOL
RE
"Relax", said the madman, " we are programmed to a C
mi
FA#7
si
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"
" WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA...............